NHTSA — Visibility: Windshield Wiper/Washer Problems

6.5

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
11,000 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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1997 Pontiac Sunfire windows / windshield problems

windows / windshield problem

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1997 Pontiac Sunfire Owner Comments

problem #10

Dec 052004

Sunfire 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 110,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Windshield wipers do not park in the down position. The park in the middle of the windshield. The will only park correctly if the wipers have been running at full speed for an extended period of time. I have seen at least two other vehicles on the road and in a parking lot with the same problem with the windshield wipers parked in the middle of the windshield. I have replaced the windshield wiper/washer switch on the steering column and it did not solve the problem. I have also replaced the headlight/turn signal/hazard swith twice because the daytime running lights would come on (day or night) instead of the night time driving lights and high beam lights. I have not corrected the problem with the windshield wipers not parking correctly.

- Whitehall, PA, USA

problem #9

Oct 102003

Sunfire 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Windshield wipers will not park properly. Impair vision when in middle of windshield.

- Friendswood, TX, USA

problem #8

Nov 052002

(reported on)

Sunfire

  • miles
Consumer state after turning windshield wiper off wipers would not lie down in the off position. Dealer will be notified.

- Mitchellville, IA, USA

problem #7

Mar 062002

Sunfire

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Windshield wipers stop operating in middle of windshield while rainning. Dealer and manufacturer were not notified at this time.

- Oxford, MI, USA

problem #6

Nov 012001

Sunfire

  • miles
Windshield wiper will not park. It is stuck in the up position.

- Sicklerville, NJ, USA

problem #5

Apr 022001

Sunfire

  • miles
The windshield wipers rest in a vertical poisition when shut off.

- Dupo, IL, USA

problem #4

Apr 022001

Sunfire

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The windshield wipers rest in a vertical poisition when shut off.

- Dupo, IL, USA

problem #3

Aug 172000

(reported on)

Sunfire

  • miles
Windshield wipers stop in the middle of the window and stay there. The wipers would not park. I have noticed 5 other Pontiac Sunfires on the road that have the same problem. It seem like I keep having to repair this problem. I really think it is odd that I see so many other Sunfires out in the community with the same problem.

- Anderson, IN, USA

problem #2

May 012000

(reported on)

Sunfire

  • miles
Windshield wiper arms remains in the upright position, causes the windshield wiper to become inoperable.

- New Haven, CT, USA

problem #1

Nov 011998

Sunfire

  • miles
Front and rear struts & mounts failed &rattled problem started immeiately, not properly identified until 60000, had to pay $700 to fix. Front brakes wore out almost immediately. Seat belt slips out of anchor and is painful to reach (short driver, seat moved up). Windshield wipers started stopping in the up instead of down position, block vision.

- Ypsilanti, MI, USA

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